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in libya, the united states led the united nations to prevent gadhafi from massacring his own people. to end illicit nuclear weapons programs, the united states pushed the security council to impose the toughest sanctions ever on iran and north korea. as the president has made clear, we will prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. and as long as iran fails to meet its international obligations, the pressure will build. the united nations played a critical role in supporting the creation of a newly independent south sudan. in cote d'ivoire, the u.n. stopped a strong man from stealing an election and ensures the democratically elected president took office, thus preventing a return to civil war. these are just a few examples of how u.s. leadership at the u.p. u.n. is producing tangible results for the american people. but despite important progress, much remains to be done. that is why is we're championing greater budget discipline and comprehensive management reforms that will make the united nations more efficient and cost effective. in december, we led a successful effort to cu
in libya, the united states led the united nations to prevent gadhafi from massacring his own people. to end illicit nuclear weapons programs, the united states pushed the security council to impose the toughest sanctions ever on iran and north korea. as the president has made clear, we will prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. and as long as iran fails to meet its international obligations, the pressure will build. the united nations played a critical role in supporting the creation...
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the itu is a treaty-based organization under the auspices of the united nations. putin, prime minister putin, said last june that the goal of this effort is to establish "international control over the internet using the monitoring and supervisory capabilities of the itu." has the administration taken a position on that, or will the administration come out in opposition now to protect the internet from global control? >> i'm happy to take that question and get back to you. >> great. because i think that's one hopefully that we can agree on. third, another one that i think we might be able to agree on is an issue dealing with the former -- well, the residents of camp ashraf. they're moved to camp liberty. they're under constant surveillance. they have newly installed cameras and listening devices installed i believe by the iraqi government. you know, that's supposed to be a home, not a prison. is there anything that you can do to ensure that the cameras are removed, pressure to see if those cameras can be removed? what pressure is being placed on the iraqi governme
the itu is a treaty-based organization under the auspices of the united nations. putin, prime minister putin, said last june that the goal of this effort is to establish "international control over the internet using the monitoring and supervisory capabilities of the itu." has the administration taken a position on that, or will the administration come out in opposition now to protect the internet from global control? >> i'm happy to take that question and get back to you....
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support for and defense of israel in the united nations. and when it comes to unesco, look only at what israel is doing in its own interests. it is still voluntarily funding programs that it thinks are important. while we are not. >> ambassador, i have one question. we'll make another round, but you'll need to be concise in this to get to everyone. we're hearing reports that iraq may be facilitating arms shipments to syria to support the opposition, and so it's very disheartening. i would say what is the u.n. doing to investigate those allegations? and if they're found to be true and iraq really is in violation of its international obligations, what steps can we expect the u.n. to take? >> thank you, madam chairwoman. we have also heard such reports. they are of concern. we are certainly working assiduously to -- in communication with the iraqis and others to ensure that any shipments are not -- that they undertake their obligations to ensure that any shipments that may be transiting their territory are not in violation of u.n. sanctions. t
support for and defense of israel in the united nations. and when it comes to unesco, look only at what israel is doing in its own interests. it is still voluntarily funding programs that it thinks are important. while we are not. >> ambassador, i have one question. we'll make another round, but you'll need to be concise in this to get to everyone. we're hearing reports that iraq may be facilitating arms shipments to syria to support the opposition, and so it's very disheartening. i would...
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s advice and directive not to pursue independence through the united nations. and then avoiding direct negotiations with the state of israel. the most important strategic ally and friend the united states has in that region. but what are the consequences, or what would the consequences be to -- under a waiver to unesco, the body that actually voted in favor of the palestinians' request? i've got a couple of these, dr. rice. >> okay. >> madam ambassador, if you could. so i'm going to list them quickly. so consequences to unesco -- i know we have 22% of their regular budget. so that's a significant stick if we wanted to use it. also, do you know anything about the presence of russian troops in damascus? i read a piece the other day that the russians had landed in damascus. is there any truth to that? and if so, what were they doing there and what were their intentions? also, what are the -- if you can speak in public session about what the status is of negotiations between iran and the five plus one with regards to nuclr program. where is that status? also, it's
s advice and directive not to pursue independence through the united nations. and then avoiding direct negotiations with the state of israel. the most important strategic ally and friend the united states has in that region. but what are the consequences, or what would the consequences be to -- under a waiver to unesco, the body that actually voted in favor of the palestinians' request? i've got a couple of these, dr. rice. >> okay. >> madam ambassador, if you could. so i'm going to...
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united nations to take? >> we have also heard such reports. they are of concern. we're working with the iraqis and others to make sure they undertake their obligations to make sure any shipments that may be transiting their territory are not in violation of u.n. sanctions. understand the sanctions they would be violating our the iran sanctions. unfortunately, there is no arms embargo against syria, much as we would like it to be otherwise. the iran sanctions do prohibit shipping weapons beyond its borders. the united nations has undergone an effort to monitor and enforce the sanctions, especially against iran. we will be reviewing these tomorrow in the security council. the sanctions committee has a panel of experts that investigate and report on violations of all sorts. the iranians were caught violating sanctions with a weapons shipment to africa over a year ago. we have full investigation and accountability and this is an issue we are watching very carefully. >> thank you again for your service. i just wa
united nations to take? >> we have also heard such reports. they are of concern. we're working with the iraqis and others to make sure they undertake their obligations to make sure any shipments that may be transiting their territory are not in violation of u.n. sanctions. understand the sanctions they would be violating our the iran sanctions. unfortunately, there is no arms embargo against syria, much as we would like it to be otherwise. the iran sanctions do prohibit shipping weapons...
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nations in new york i wouldn't say i know united nations certainly but certain members of the united nations they have their agendas but the united nations has one hundred ninety three states and the organization is not being directed by any one in particular but what the organization has to do is to be indicate the rule of law until they indicate the validity of the charter and to make it clear that international law cannot be a la carte you cannot say we will apply international law in this case we will not apply it in that case take the non proliferation treaty article four guarantees the right of every state to have access to nuclear. energy. and article three requires a certain level of inspections iran agrees with a certain level of inspections you have to see where the threshold lie or certainly all you got to offer desire i do apologize if this is certainly an issue that requires a lot more time than we have available for both of us here on our t. today professor of international law at the geneva school of diplomacy lives in geneva thank you so much for coming on our team to
nations in new york i wouldn't say i know united nations certainly but certain members of the united nations they have their agendas but the united nations has one hundred ninety three states and the organization is not being directed by any one in particular but what the organization has to do is to be indicate the rule of law until they indicate the validity of the charter and to make it clear that international law cannot be a la carte you cannot say we will apply international law in this...
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joining our team for an exclusive sit down interview is syrian ambassador to the united nations dr bashar fahri ambassador thank you very much for speaking with our kids today thank you for having me with your public thank you for the united nations estimates that more than eight thousand people have been killed since the anti-government uprising began in syria year ago my question for you how long can the violence and bloodshed continue whether it is a one victim thousands this is too much for the syrian people and for the syrian government there has been a huge exaggeration of the figures of the victims the government is not responsible for this trip because as you know there are. because you know an international elements should be taken into consideration of assisting and to be assessing what's going on in syria on the groups in syria maybe even to resist an army unless you have a credible for the reasons that the use against the government forces we have been saying for months we are dealing with groups and the beginning during the first eight months everybody was denying these facts
joining our team for an exclusive sit down interview is syrian ambassador to the united nations dr bashar fahri ambassador thank you very much for speaking with our kids today thank you for having me with your public thank you for the united nations estimates that more than eight thousand people have been killed since the anti-government uprising began in syria year ago my question for you how long can the violence and bloodshed continue whether it is a one victim thousands this is too much for...
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ge but hillary clinton was at the united nations today. she condemned the killing of at can villagers, allegedly by a u.s. soldier. this is 15 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. before i began, that he say that like many americans, i was shocked and saddened by the killings of innocent afghan we sendrs this weekend,' our condolences to families who have lost their loved ones and to the people of afghanistan. this is not who we are. united states is committed to seeing those responsible are held accountable. i have had a series of productive discussions today with my counterplots -- counterparts, facing a fast- changing middle east and north africa. first in private and public meetings, which continue to our international efforts to start -- stop the campaign of violence that continues in syria. five weeks ago we were blocked at the security council from even conmn
ge but hillary clinton was at the united nations today. she condemned the killing of at can villagers, allegedly by a u.s. soldier. this is 15 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. before i began, that he say that like many americans, i was shocked and saddened by the killings of innocent afghan we sendrs this weekend,' our condolences to families who have lost their loved ones and to the people of afghanistan. this is not who we are. united states is committed to seeing those responsible...
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today thank you for having me with you to that thank you the united nations estimates that more than eight thousand people have been killed since the anti-government uprisings began in syria year ago my question for you how long can the violence and bloodshed continue or what if these one victims or if this is too much for the syrian people and for the syrian government there has been a huge exaggeration of the figures of the victims the government is not responsible for this much because as you know there are a lot of it is you know international elements should be taken into consideration while assisting the u.s. it's an aggressor going on in syria all the groups in syria maybe even resist an army unless they have a credible for the reason that they use against the government forces we have been saying for months we are dealing with groups and the beginning during the first eight months everybody was denying these facts. by saying that the syrian government is not telling the truth and that there are no armed groups on the ground and that everything the government the syrian govern
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leadership at the united nations. thank you. >> thank you,y. ambassador rice, you'll have your full written statement placed in the record, of course. and so please feel free to summarize your statement if you choose. >> thank you very much. chairwoman granger, representative loy, members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to testify today. i'm grateful for your continued support of our efforts at the united nations, especially in this time of fiscal constraint. on behalf of the administration, i'm pleased to request full funding for fiscal year 2013 for three accounts. the contributions to international organizations, the contributions to international peacekeeping activities, and the international organizations and programs account. as both democratic and republican leaders have long attested, a strong and effective united nations is one of our best tools to tackle many of the world's problems. the u.n. is not the sum of our strategy, but it's an essential piece of it. in response to the horrors in syria, the united states andat have
leadership at the united nations. thank you. >> thank you,y. ambassador rice, you'll have your full written statement placed in the record, of course. and so please feel free to summarize your statement if you choose. >> thank you very much. chairwoman granger, representative loy, members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to testify today. i'm grateful for your continued support of our efforts at the united nations, especially in this time of fiscal constraint. on behalf...
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. >> the united nations security council issues a unified statement aimed at stopping the violence in syria. >> in german soccer,-hopes with a last-minute win to reach the german cup final. in an unfolding drama that has riveted france, about 300 police have surrounded a five-story building in a suburb of to lose where the gunman suspected of shooting dead seven people remains holed up. police negotiators say the man had planned to kill again before officers laid siege to his apartment in an early-morning raid. gunman told police he had received training from al qaeda in afghanistan. he has reportedly admitted to killing three french soldiers and four jewish people. >> it has been a battle of nerves in his residential district. police have cordoned off the area around the apartment of the 24-year-old suspect, a french citizen of algerian origin. the siege began at 3:00 in the morning. three officers were injured in an initial attempt to storm the apartment. the suspect said he was prepared to surrender in the afternoon, but nothing happened. >> he claims to be a mujahad in and to belo
. >> the united nations security council issues a unified statement aimed at stopping the violence in syria. >> in german soccer,-hopes with a last-minute win to reach the german cup final. in an unfolding drama that has riveted france, about 300 police have surrounded a five-story building in a suburb of to lose where the gunman suspected of shooting dead seven people remains holed up. police negotiators say the man had planned to kill again before officers laid siege to his...
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by the united nations and mr l. debbie was never invited to address the security council on january thirty first and he had been on the ground in syria for almost a month and this is. the u.n. high commission of human rights who had never entered syria addressed the u.n. general assembly for more than half an hour and her allegations of atrocities by the government were based upon reports of defecting military officers so. the the lack of impartiality is very very very very troubling in this matter a lot of it let's talk about the water implications of any possible military intervention there are calls from some of the white house saying yes intervention is right but indeed the u.s. military top brass that report to be very cool about this saying the pentagon is saying that some warming syria could actually lead to a proxy war with iran or maybe even russia what do you think the u.s. military and defense chiefs of form this view not the politicians. well very often the military are the ones who see the deaths. the h
by the united nations and mr l. debbie was never invited to address the security council on january thirty first and he had been on the ground in syria for almost a month and this is. the u.n. high commission of human rights who had never entered syria addressed the u.n. general assembly for more than half an hour and her allegations of atrocities by the government were based upon reports of defecting military officers so. the the lack of impartiality is very very very very troubling in this...
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ambassador to the united nations. plus a passenger's ireport of a flight attendant's bizarre outburst today including talk of the plane crashing and references to 9/11. [ male announcer ] the draw of the past is a powerful thing. but we couldn't simply repeat history. we had to create it. introducing the 2013 lexus gs, with leading-edge safety technology, like available blind spot monitor... [ tires screech ] ...night view... and heads-up display. [ engine revving ] the all-new 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. a living, breathing intelligence teaching data how to do more for business. [ beeping ] in here, data knows what to do. because the network finds it and tailors it across all the right points, automating all the right actions... [ beeping ] ...to bring all the right results. it's the at&t network -- doing more with data to help business do more for customers. ♪ today is gonna be anmore important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decat
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the united states gives the united nations the majority of its budget, gives the united nations its land, gives the united nations opportunities to hang around new york and live the good life and what does the united nations do? can't help but take a swipe at the united states, and while they're at it, let's kick israel too. megyn: kt mcfarlane, thank you. >> thank you. megyn: critics are hammering president obama regarding recent comments he made about u.s. troops, but is the criticism fair? we'll play you his entire comment and have a fair and balanced debate coming up. >>> plus, a group of doctors has put up an attention-getting billboard near wrigley field in chicago. the hot dog and sausage industry is not happy. that story right after the break. the best part of angreat meal? delicious gourmet gravy. and she agrees. with fancy feast gravy lovers, your cat can enjoy the delicious, satisfying taste gourmet gravy every day. fancy fst. the best ingredient is love. peg meg fox news alert, the federal reserve just wrapped up a meeting by offering a more positive view of the economy
the united states gives the united nations the majority of its budget, gives the united nations its land, gives the united nations opportunities to hang around new york and live the good life and what does the united nations do? can't help but take a swipe at the united states, and while they're at it, let's kick israel too. megyn: kt mcfarlane, thank you. >> thank you. megyn: critics are hammering president obama regarding recent comments he made about u.s. troops, but is the criticism...
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nations apparently agrees the united nations has launched a new initiative for two thousand and twelve declaring it the year of the co-op using the theme of cooperative enterprises build a better world and un hopes to encourage the growth and establishment of cooperated across the globe that international body is urging nations to promote cooperatives and raise awareness of their benefits and contributions to society joining me now to discuss more about the co-op initiative it's betsy driven director of policy for the united nations international cooperative alliance betsy welcome thank you so much name right yes so good where did this u.n. effort to promote co-ops come from this is so great it actually started with mongolia having an interest in cooperatives they they have quite a quite a few cooperatives that have a real passion for it and back in two thousand and nine they marshalled resources and actually got a unanimous vote in the general assembly which is hard to come by as you can imagine anything in the ga that would be unanimous calling for an international year of cooperativ
nations apparently agrees the united nations has launched a new initiative for two thousand and twelve declaring it the year of the co-op using the theme of cooperative enterprises build a better world and un hopes to encourage the growth and establishment of cooperated across the globe that international body is urging nations to promote cooperatives and raise awareness of their benefits and contributions to society joining me now to discuss more about the co-op initiative it's betsy driven...
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the united nations security council is expected to vote on was a draft statement about syria the statement as such is a statement that would not be legally binding and this is we close over the violence in syria has been ongoing for more than a year in let us high and security council members had on the naval to agree on a resolution on a resolution by comparison is binding a statement is not but it does have the potential to become a resolution at a later stage now as russia is that's making the statement and has it it will back a resolution that will be formulated from the proposal being put forward by the former head of the united nations coffee or not he has a six point peace plan but moscow has made the point that any kind of statement any kind of resolution can not blame so you need syrian regime for what has transpired in syria now but we don't have any details of course. we do understand that includes elements such as are calling for hope for violence such as humanitarian access such as the withdrawal of security forces from quote cities and some cities that are under siege and als
the united nations security council is expected to vote on was a draft statement about syria the statement as such is a statement that would not be legally binding and this is we close over the violence in syria has been ongoing for more than a year in let us high and security council members had on the naval to agree on a resolution on a resolution by comparison is binding a statement is not but it does have the potential to become a resolution at a later stage now as russia is that's making...
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most are trying to rebuild their country after decades of war. >> the united nations assistance machine works in the country which has been devastated after decades of conflict. they do now participate in military activities. they provide support during the organization of elections and act as human rights monitors. they have death -- they have dozens of offices across the country where they distribute seed and fertilizer to farmers. but the u.n. also represents foreign interference, which at today's -- which agitates some afghans. there was a riot to protest the burning of the koran by a pastor in florida. they are expected to extend the mandate at a conference on thursday. >> staying in afghanistan, people in that country are celebrating the afghan new year. celebrathe crowds are smaller tr on security concerns. in the capital, kabul, they have set up outside the shrine of the fourth colleagues of is lumpy been -- fourth caliph of islam. >> an international action to call for the release of a nobel peace prize laureate who is serving an 11-year sentence for subversion of power. his wi
most are trying to rebuild their country after decades of war. >> the united nations assistance machine works in the country which has been devastated after decades of conflict. they do now participate in military activities. they provide support during the organization of elections and act as human rights monitors. they have death -- they have dozens of offices across the country where they distribute seed and fertilizer to farmers. but the u.n. also represents foreign interference,...
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nations the united nations charter the quality of all nations the servant equals one fearful nation was something to be put in the dustbin of history and they have started that in yugoslavia they've continued in afghanistan in iraq in the bia in somalia it's a car and they are spread disaster after disaster in my opinion and of course like all invaders they provide the they provoke a counter force and now they are cruel to counter force which seems to exist in syria which is done through the resistance of the hands of russia and china to their money in a lot of latin america to their germany goes in a thing that we need resistance and eventually they'll be blocked likely will grow can get now on like israel has been dogged by hezbollah in lebanon and this is maybe the endgame for the humanitarian intervention is one thing that's a very good thing because we'll go back to more stable work based on the international law negotiation and not the unifil use of force by people who self proclaimed themselves defenders of human rights and i think it's fitting actually that good napoleon hit
nations the united nations charter the quality of all nations the servant equals one fearful nation was something to be put in the dustbin of history and they have started that in yugoslavia they've continued in afghanistan in iraq in the bia in somalia it's a car and they are spread disaster after disaster in my opinion and of course like all invaders they provide the they provoke a counter force and now they are cruel to counter force which seems to exist in syria which is done through the...
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eyes and ears will be focused on the united nations security council today as fifteen foreign ministers have flown in from all over the world to take part in a high level meeting this meeting of course to review the arab spring uprisings and the ongoing bloody conflict in syria this ministerial meeting comes on the heels of several syrian developments over the weekend including saturday's session of the arab league nations in cairo following that the bed of russia's foreign minister announced that the parties had come up with a five point plan on syria now those points include calling for an immediate end to all violence a cease fire on both sides u.n. arab league envoy kofi annan also wrapped up his two day trip to damascus he said that syria is ready to make a success of honest effort to find a solution for the events that are taking place there but neither sides were ready to reach consensus neither sides meaning the assad government or the opposition groups both are saying that they're willing to participate and dialogue but no neither side has said they will put their weapons down
eyes and ears will be focused on the united nations security council today as fifteen foreign ministers have flown in from all over the world to take part in a high level meeting this meeting of course to review the arab spring uprisings and the ongoing bloody conflict in syria this ministerial meeting comes on the heels of several syrian developments over the weekend including saturday's session of the arab league nations in cairo following that the bed of russia's foreign minister announced...
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the entire arab world and the majority of members of the united nations. soon after the second double veto the general assembly took up more or less the same resolution that was blocked in the security council. it was adopted by an overwhelming majority, over 130 countries voted in favor. a very small handful, i think about eight countries, voted no. and they include russia and china and venezuela and zimbabwe and north korea and iran and syria. it was company that one would -- it's very unique company that russia and china typically don't like to find themselves in. that has been followed by continued strong action out of the human rights council and repeated international unity with the glaring exception of russia and china on issues related to syria. i think the combination of that kind of isolation has given them, particularly the chinese perhaps to a greater extent than the russians, some pause. they are both embarked on public relations efforts, particularly in the arab world, to try to mitigate the consequences of their actions. and i do think that
the entire arab world and the majority of members of the united nations. soon after the second double veto the general assembly took up more or less the same resolution that was blocked in the security council. it was adopted by an overwhelming majority, over 130 countries voted in favor. a very small handful, i think about eight countries, voted no. and they include russia and china and venezuela and zimbabwe and north korea and iran and syria. it was company that one would -- it's very unique...
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bbc news, united nations in new york. >> can u.s. talks and the crackdown? earlier spoke to a middle east expert at the century foundation. the u.s. seems to be banking on a diplomatic solution. are they right to do so? >> they have no choice, frankly. we are looking at several very bad options. nothing has seemed to gain traction. obviously the international community is quite divided with russia and china taking a position quite contrary to the west. so, i think this is where we are left, because the other options, including outright military intervention, looks so unappealing and are simply -- there is simply not real appetite on the part of any of these countries, the united states, western europe, and turkey to undertake direct military intervention. >> was there no other pressure the un members to put on russia to persuade the russians to put pressure? >> the arab league and saudi arabia have been engaged in talks with the russian prime minister. the russian foreign minister was just in the gulf. we see some movement in regards to russia signing on to
bbc news, united nations in new york. >> can u.s. talks and the crackdown? earlier spoke to a middle east expert at the century foundation. the u.s. seems to be banking on a diplomatic solution. are they right to do so? >> they have no choice, frankly. we are looking at several very bad options. nothing has seemed to gain traction. obviously the international community is quite divided with russia and china taking a position quite contrary to the west. so, i think this is where we...
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and opposition groups and he is urging all members of the united nations security council to give the nod to the proposals he's put forward on the table now the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has members of the u.n. security council to come forward and give this support russia is also calling for a political dialogue that will see an agreement between the syrian regime and the opposition. has handed over a set of balls also to syria i can assure you that these proposals the not mention any demands on president bashar asad to step down i believe it's up to the syrian people to decide this issue any consensus decision of the government and all opposition groups come to as a result of dialogue russia is not supporting the syrian regime and support the launch of a political process a cease fire is needed for that in the first place in the coming days there will be a delegation from the united nations visiting syria. this is the reality on the ground and this is the latest if it to reach some kind of political agreement between the sunni and the opposition. policy or a middle east
and opposition groups and he is urging all members of the united nations security council to give the nod to the proposals he's put forward on the table now the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has members of the u.n. security council to come forward and give this support russia is also calling for a political dialogue that will see an agreement between the syrian regime and the opposition. has handed over a set of balls also to syria i can assure you that these proposals the not mention...
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the united nations secretary general has expressed grave concern after four [no audio] have been killed and dozens wounded by israeli air strikes in the gaza strip since friday. the violence was sparked by the killing of a top palestinian military leader on friday. >> another day, another funeral. this time it is for a 65-year- old man and his 35-year-old daughter. more than 20 people have been killed here since friday, now the worst violence between israel and gaza in 30 years. more and more casualties are civilian. a ragged shoe ampule of blood marked the spot where they were killed, caught in an israeli counterstrike. a few minutes' drive away, the debris of another fresh site. the smell of burning his penchant in that area. israel says it is only striking back at militants who are firing rockets. inevitably, that's not the way things work. last night, one of the missiles hit this house in the north of gaza or 30 members of the same family were sleeping. amazingly, no one was killed. 25 members of the family are in hospital, including nine children. the man who owns the house does no
the united nations secretary general has expressed grave concern after four [no audio] have been killed and dozens wounded by israeli air strikes in the gaza strip since friday. the violence was sparked by the killing of a top palestinian military leader on friday. >> another day, another funeral. this time it is for a 65-year- old man and his 35-year-old daughter. more than 20 people have been killed here since friday, now the worst violence between israel and gaza in 30 years. more and...
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the united nations secretary general use his speech at the summit to keep the pressure on the syrian leader. >> the world is waiting for commitments to get translated into action. the key here is implementation. there is no time to waste. >> arab league members are divided on what their next move should be. saudi arabia and qatar want to supply arms to rebel forces. algeria and iraq are pushing for a political solution, fearing the possibility of a proxy war fought by outside powers. that a german political foundation that promotes democracy abroad has been ordered to close its office in of without a in the united arab emirates. >> the german chancellor says she regrets the move. foundation is close to merkel's conservative party. the reason being given for the closure -- earlier this month, authorities in egypt or the organization to shut down its office in cairo. here in berlin, shoring up the eurozone is top of the agenda in parliament. >> the government needs to persuade the opposition and some of its own members approve the permit rescue fund for the zone and a new fiscal pact.
the united nations secretary general use his speech at the summit to keep the pressure on the syrian leader. >> the world is waiting for commitments to get translated into action. the key here is implementation. there is no time to waste. >> arab league members are divided on what their next move should be. saudi arabia and qatar want to supply arms to rebel forces. algeria and iraq are pushing for a political solution, fearing the possibility of a proxy war fought by outside...
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now the united nations is going to pile on. why? because, i think, because it's a whole pattern of apologizing on bended knee to countries who don't respect this. megyn: who is this jan? >> he is the personal representative of the secretary general of the united states. he's in afghanistan. incidentally, i'd like to know who's providing his personal security. my guess is it's the united states, or it's nato. so who is he thankful for that he's not getting a bullet in the back of his head? megyn: way to have our back because what this guy went on to say was we, we at the united nations, we weren't the ones who desecrated the holy quran, then he went on to say we were very hurt that the international military allowed the desecration. we rejected and condemn this act. it doesn't matter that it was a mistake. colonel north, i mean, when you hear this by this guy who's supposed to be representing the united nations, what should we be saying to the u.n. in response to in this. >> once again, this is the united nations that has been anti-a
now the united nations is going to pile on. why? because, i think, because it's a whole pattern of apologizing on bended knee to countries who don't respect this. megyn: who is this jan? >> he is the personal representative of the secretary general of the united states. he's in afghanistan. incidentally, i'd like to know who's providing his personal security. my guess is it's the united states, or it's nato. so who is he thankful for that he's not getting a bullet in the back of his head?...
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yuen said it had unconfirmed reports of summary execution -- the united nations said it had unconfirmed reports of summary execution. >> the people have not received any assistance, humanitarian aid or help in weeks. the situation was difficult. it was very serious. it is even worse now. >> bashar al-assad can still shelter behind russian diplomatic cover, but he had an uncomfortable nudge when the russian president refused to say whether mr. assad would stay in power. information is still coming out about what happened in baba amr well as under siege. yuen rights watch has -- un rights watch has released this chart. this is taken on a 25th of february. the shelling did not stop for another five days. among the dead was the sunday times reporter and a french photographer. their bodies have now been handed over to damascus. a photographer would end in the same attack is now back in london. bj wounded in the same attack is now back in london. -- wounded in the same attack is now back in london. >> we will make sure ithat there is a day of reckoning for those responsible. i have a clear me
yuen said it had unconfirmed reports of summary execution -- the united nations said it had unconfirmed reports of summary execution. >> the people have not received any assistance, humanitarian aid or help in weeks. the situation was difficult. it was very serious. it is even worse now. >> bashar al-assad can still shelter behind russian diplomatic cover, but he had an uncomfortable nudge when the russian president refused to say whether mr. assad would stay in power. information...
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the united nations says cereal will allow u.n. agencies to make a limited investment of the humanitarian situation in the country. greece looks set to receive and other massive bailout, but one critic agency says the country is in default. a year after the japan was struck by an earthquake and tsunami, the documents suggest the government knew the focusing the nuclear plant was facing a meltdown hours after it had been hit. the skill of the crisis was kept secret for months. so far, it has cost of down $130 billion. radiation is preventing 100,000 people from returning to their homes. our correspondent has been back to see how life has changed into communities close to fukushima. >> you cannot see it, it is absorbed by the trees, the radiation threats is all around us. >> at this point, everybody had to evacuate. >> a year ago, this was home to 6000 people, 25 miles from the fukushima nuclear plant. today, it is too radioactive to live here. japan's government wants to clean up several thousand square kilometers of contaminated la
the united nations says cereal will allow u.n. agencies to make a limited investment of the humanitarian situation in the country. greece looks set to receive and other massive bailout, but one critic agency says the country is in default. a year after the japan was struck by an earthquake and tsunami, the documents suggest the government knew the focusing the nuclear plant was facing a meltdown hours after it had been hit. the skill of the crisis was kept secret for months. so far, it has cost...
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the-up united nations says they believe many people have been killed in syria. the latest estimate came as the city was visited recently. jeremy has more. >> the question is whether president assad on syrian tv in the ruins of the city is playing for time or whether he's serious about finding a way out of the violence. that would mean concessions to the armed opposition his men drove out of these streets. opponents the president condemns as terrorists directed by foreign conspirators. up to now the assad regime has shown more enthusiasm for victory than negotiation. ♪ >> he congratulated the soldiers. some of the residents are coming back, he says, and it's thanks to you and your sacrifice. the soldier response, mr. president, we're here to defend the country to the last drop of our blood. cove annan was in beijing. he now has the support of china as well as russia, syria's two domestic protectors for his peace plan. he needs their help to keep the pressure on the assad regime. >> we will have to see how we move ahead and implement this agreement that they hav
the-up united nations says they believe many people have been killed in syria. the latest estimate came as the city was visited recently. jeremy has more. >> the question is whether president assad on syrian tv in the ruins of the city is playing for time or whether he's serious about finding a way out of the violence. that would mean concessions to the armed opposition his men drove out of these streets. opponents the president condemns as terrorists directed by foreign conspirators. up...
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., the game show where full membership of the united nations is on offer. i'm joined here by one of our contestants. hi, what's your name? and where are you from? >> from al design. >> reporter: i've never heard of that. question number one. what does u.n. stand for? take your time. what could it be? >> united nations. >> reporter: that's correct. that's correct, congratulations. that's correct. how do you think it's going so far? >> doing good. >> reporter: okay. question number two. that eagle means it's the bonus round. you come all this way. now do you take what you've won so far or do you take what's inside the mystery box? >> i take what's inside the mystery box. >> reporter: he's going to go for the mystery box. okay. good luck. what have we got? oh, i'm sorry. it's a veto from the u.s. >> if we are vetoed once, we will come back again until we prevail. >> reporter: that's the spirit. he'll come back again next time. thank you so much for playing. >> we are determined to be a member of the united nations. >> reporter: oh, that would be great. >> the
., the game show where full membership of the united nations is on offer. i'm joined here by one of our contestants. hi, what's your name? and where are you from? >> from al design. >> reporter: i've never heard of that. question number one. what does u.n. stand for? take your time. what could it be? >> united nations. >> reporter: that's correct. that's correct, congratulations. that's correct. how do you think it's going so far? >> doing good. >> reporter:...
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. >> the united nations security council must find common ground on a crisis in syria. that was the message from angela merkel today. she held talks with the prime minister, who echoed her call, saying the people of the whole arab world are demanding their rights. >> human rights group amnesty international has released a report saying prisoners in syrian jails are being systematically tortured. meanwhile in what now threatens to become an all-out civil war, violence is continuing in several parts of syria. >> fighting in the north syrian town on the turkish border has left a trail of carnage. when the troops on both sides and scores of innocent victims all around. syria if's army has gained control of the city after intense fighting with rebels, but amnesty international says president assad's forces used appalling brutality. >> the use of torture in syrian prisons has increased dramatically over the past few months. we have seen this continual increase ourselves. since april 2011, we have compiled a list of 275 people whose torture in syrian government prisons was so
. >> the united nations security council must find common ground on a crisis in syria. that was the message from angela merkel today. she held talks with the prime minister, who echoed her call, saying the people of the whole arab world are demanding their rights. >> human rights group amnesty international has released a report saying prisoners in syrian jails are being systematically tortured. meanwhile in what now threatens to become an all-out civil war, violence is continuing...